fragen
to ask
- Past (Präteritum)
- fragte
- Past participle
- gefragt (haben)
*fragen + Akk* (person) + *nach* + Dat (topic) OR *um* + Akk (request): *Er fragt mich nach dem Weg / um Hilfe.* *sich fragen* = wonder.
Conjugation
Present
- frag
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
- fragt
- present, singular, third-person
- frägt
- colloquial, dialectal, present, singular, third-person
- frage
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- fragen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- fragst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- frägst
- colloquial, indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- frug
- colloquial, dated, dialectal, first-person, form-of, preterite, singular, third-person
- fragte
- past
- fragten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- frugen
- colloquial, first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- fragtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- frugst
- colloquial, indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- fragtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- frugt
- colloquial, indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- fragte
- past, subjunctive
- früge
- colloquial, dialectal, past, subjunctive
- frage
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fragen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fragest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fraget
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- fragten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- frügen
- colloquial, first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fragtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- frügest
- colloquial, formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- frügst
- colloquial, formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- fragtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- früget
- colloquial, formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- frügt
- colloquial, formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gefragt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gefragt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gefragt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gefragt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gefragt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gefragt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gefragt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gefragt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest fragen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet fragen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest fragen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet fragen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- frag
- form-of, imperative, singular
- frage
- imperative, second-person, singular
- fragt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gefragt
- participle, past
- fragend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- fragen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gefragt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gefragt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gefragt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gefragt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gefragt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gefragt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gefragt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gefragt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gefragt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- fragen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden fragen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst fragen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet fragen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird fragen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gefragt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gefragt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gefragt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gefragt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gefragt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gefragt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (5)
- anfragen (separable)
to inquire
Er fragte telefonisch an. — He inquired by phone.
- abfragen (separable)
to quiz / test
Der Lehrer fragt die Vokabeln ab. — The teacher tests the vocabulary.
- nachfragen (separable)
to ask again / follow up
Frag bitte noch einmal nach. — Please ask again.
- befragen (inseparable)
to question / interview
Die Polizei befragte den Zeugen. — The police questioned the witness.
- erfragen (inseparable)
to obtain by asking
Ich konnte die Adresse erfragen. — I managed to get the address by asking.